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  • MOSCOW, Feb. 23, 2016: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, from left to right, view the honor guard during a wreath-laying ceremony in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2016.  Several officials of the Russian government attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with the eternal flame to mark the Defender of the Fatherland Day here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang via Getty Images)
    MOSCOW, Feb. 23, 2016: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, from left to right, view the honor guard during a wreath-laying ceremony in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2016. Several officials of the Russian government attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with the eternal flame to mark the Defender of the Fatherland Day here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang via Getty Images)

    New Evidence Strengthens Guccifer 2.0’s Russian Connections

    Researchers poke yet another hole in Moscow's disinformation campaign.

  • CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 18:  Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to the crowd after his wife Melania delivered a speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicks off on July 18.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 18: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to the crowd after his wife Melania delivered a speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicks off on July 18. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

    Is Trump a Russian Stooge?

    The Donald and Vlad might not be holding hands, but they’re clearly friends with benefits.

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    What to make of the Putin fan club?

    Best Defense is in summer reruns. Here is an item that originally ran on January 7, 2016.

  • MOSCOW, RUSSIA - AUGUST 13:  Elena Isinbaeva of Russia fails at an attempt after winning gold in the Women's pole vault final during Day Four of the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships Moscow 2013 at Luzhniki Stadium on August 13, 2013 in Moscow, Russia.  (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
    MOSCOW, RUSSIA - AUGUST 13: Elena Isinbaeva of Russia fails at an attempt after winning gold in the Women's pole vault final during Day Four of the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships Moscow 2013 at Luzhniki Stadium on August 13, 2013 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

    Former Russian Olympian: ‘Let All Those Foreign Pseudo-Clean Athletes Sigh With Relief’

    Russian Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva claims non-Russians fear Russian strength.

  • OLYMPIA, GREECE - MARCH 24:  The Olympic flag flies during the Olympic flame ceremony rehearsal on March 24, 2004 in Olympia, Greece. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)
    OLYMPIA, GREECE - MARCH 24: The Olympic flag flies during the Olympic flame ceremony rehearsal on March 24, 2004 in Olympia, Greece. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)

    Here’s How the International Olympics Committee Is Handling the Russian Doping Scandal

    The International Olympic Committee will weigh other options before considering a blanket ban on Russian athletes.

  • MOSCOW, RUSSIA - NOVEMBER, 26: Russian President Vladimir Putin greets French President Francois Hollande during their meeting in the Kremlin on November 26, 2015 in Moscow, Russia. Hollande is having a one-day trip to Moscow. (Photo by )
    MOSCOW, RUSSIA - NOVEMBER, 26: Russian President Vladimir Putin greets French President Francois Hollande during their meeting in the Kremlin on November 26, 2015 in Moscow, Russia. Hollande is having a one-day trip to Moscow. (Photo by )

    Putin Plays Nice

    Vladimir’s condolences over the latest carnage in France are much sneakier than they seem.

  • Soldiers walk at the national stadium where the NATO summit takes place in Warsaw, Poland on July 9, 2016.
The Polish capital hosts a two-day NATO summit, the first time ever that it hosts a top-level meeting of the Western military alliance which it joined in 1999. / AFP / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN        (Photo credit should read STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images)
    Soldiers walk at the national stadium where the NATO summit takes place in Warsaw, Poland on July 9, 2016. The Polish capital hosts a two-day NATO summit, the first time ever that it hosts a top-level meeting of the Western military alliance which it joined in 1999. / AFP / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN (Photo credit should read STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images)

    The NATO Summit’s Winners and Losers

    Defense contractors and Eastern Europeans went home happy. Germans, Ukrainians, and Georgians, not so much.

  • Berlin, GERMANY:  German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin, 08 September 2005, arrive for talks at the Chancellory in Berlin. Putin is to oversee the signing of an agreement to build a multi-billion-dollar pipeline linking Russia with western Europe, just 10 days before the September 18 German general election. AFP PHOTO /PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / ITAR-TASS  (Photo credit should read VLADIMIR RODIONOV/AFP/Getty Images)
    Berlin, GERMANY: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin, 08 September 2005, arrive for talks at the Chancellory in Berlin. Putin is to oversee the signing of an agreement to build a multi-billion-dollar pipeline linking Russia with western Europe, just 10 days before the September 18 German general election. AFP PHOTO /PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / ITAR-TASS (Photo credit should read VLADIMIR RODIONOV/AFP/Getty Images)

    Germany Is Rekindling Its Bromance With Russia

    Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder cultivated a very special relationship with Vladimir Putin — and his protégés are picking up where he left off.

  • Novo Ogaryovo, RUSSIAN FEDERATION:  Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen in front of a map before some working meetings at his country residence of Novo Ogaryovo outside Moscow, 10 January 2006. The Presidents of Russia and Belarus have found a compromise solution to an oil transit row which has disrupted supplies to the European Union, the Belarus's presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. AFP PHOTO / ITAR-TASS POOL / PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE  (Photo credit should read DMITRI ASTAKHOV/AFP/Getty Images)
    Novo Ogaryovo, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen in front of a map before some working meetings at his country residence of Novo Ogaryovo outside Moscow, 10 January 2006. The Presidents of Russia and Belarus have found a compromise solution to an oil transit row which has disrupted supplies to the European Union, the Belarus's presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. AFP PHOTO / ITAR-TASS POOL / PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE (Photo credit should read DMITRI ASTAKHOV/AFP/Getty Images)

    Brexit Is a Russian Victory

    Russia is playing chess with the United States. The United States is playing checkers back.

  • ALEPPO, SYRIA - JUNE 5: Smoke rises after Assad Regime and Russian army carried out an airstrike on Syrian opposition controlled Anadan district of Aleppo, Syria on June 5, 2016.


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    ALEPPO, SYRIA - JUNE 5: Smoke rises after Assad Regime and Russian army carried out an airstrike on Syrian opposition controlled Anadan district of Aleppo, Syria on June 5, 2016. (Photo by Ahmed Muhammed Ali/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
  • MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA  JUNE 18, 2016: Alexander Shprygin, head of the Russian Football Supporters' Association, arrives at Sheremetyevo International Airport from Nice, France. France deports Russian football fans after mass fighting in the 2016 UEFA European Championship. Mikhail Japaridze/TASS (Photo by Mikhail JaparidzeTASS via Getty Images)
    MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA JUNE 18, 2016: Alexander Shprygin, head of the Russian Football Supporters' Association, arrives at Sheremetyevo International Airport from Nice, France. France deports Russian football fans after mass fighting in the 2016 UEFA European Championship. Mikhail Japaridze/TASS (Photo by Mikhail JaparidzeTASS via Getty Images)

    This Russian Soccer Fan Was Expelled from France, then Live-Tweeted His Sneaky Return

    Nine days ago, Alexander Shprygin was kicked out of France. Today, he was there to see Russia play Wales.

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    ‘One on One With Kim Jong Un’ and Other Ideas for Trump TV

    "Judo Power Hour With Vladimir Putin" is one suggestion for Trump TV.

  • Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin walks near a new Russian fighter jet Sukhoi T-50, after its flight in Zhukovksy, outside Moscow on June 17, 2010. AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / POOL / ALEXEY DRUZHININ (Photo credit should read ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images)
    Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin walks near a new Russian fighter jet Sukhoi T-50, after its flight in Zhukovksy, outside Moscow on June 17, 2010. AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / POOL / ALEXEY DRUZHININ (Photo credit should read ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images)

    Russian Track and Field Team Banned from Summer Olympics

    Putin won't be able to use his track team to project power in Rio this summer.

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    Putin Steals Oppo Files on Most Pro-Putin 2016 Candidate

    Hackers likely working on behalf of the FSB and GRU broke into DNC servers.

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